Dear Friends and Family,
I am really excited to start my 14th season of playing softball and sharing the Gospel with the Saints Prison Ministry! Last year was one of the best and busiest years that I have ever been part of with the ministry, and I am looking forward to getting back on the field again this summer.
The Lord provided so much for our teams last year. Last year, the Saints Prison Ministry Illinois softball team visited 10 different prisons, handed out 897 Gospels of John, and saw 134 men make professions of faith. Since 2020, there have been some issues with prison staffing that have caused some cancellations, but our IL team went the entire 2024 season with no cancellations. One big personal praise was that I recovered from an Achilles tendon injury and was able to play most of the season on the field. I was also blessed to go on two other Crusades to Colorado and Arizona. Between those two trips our teams handed out 1,285 Gospels of John and we saw 97 men make professions of faith. My middle son, Joe, went with our team to Arizona and it was a blessing to see him serve the Lord in prison!
The 2024 season had so much packed into it that it will be hard to top that, however, the 2025 season is already shaping up to be really special! Our Illinois team is anticipating another full season. I am planning on going on at least one or two Crusades to Kentucky and possibly Florida. I am also planning on playing on the Federal team. The Federal team will travel the country over 4 long weekends to share the Gospel in Federal prisons across the country.
As a Saints missionary athlete, I need to establish a prayer team who will pray for me, our teams, and the inmates to whom we will be ministering. Our Illinois team goal for 2025 is $11,000. I also need to raise $3,000 to cover my travel, literature, and softball equipment as I travel to prisons with the Federal and Crusade teams.
There are two different ways you can donate this year. You can write a check made out to the Saints Prison Ministry and mail it to:
Saints Prison Ministry
P.O. Box 681
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Or, you can make a donation online by going to saintsprisonministry.org/donate and clicking on “Donate Now.” Under Donation Categories check “MA Support.” Click on the fund drop down menu and select “MA Support- Illinois Softball-Tom Gibson.”
Thank you again for your support. To see more pictures, updates from our visits this summer, and stories from past prison visits, please visit my blog: gibsonupdateblog.blogspot.com
In Christ,
Tom Gibson
